Dispatches from the sanctuary. Every rescue, every recovery, every rooster who thinks sunrise is his personal achievement.
Where the hens rule, the roosters reign, and the ducks were never formally invited.
They see the hay. They want the hay. They will have the hay.
Sponsorship for the cats who live with us at the sanctuary as permanent residents.
Funding the pipeline that brings ferals from shelter euthanasia lists to forever placements across Julian backcountry.
Meet McGregor, our once-feral ginger warrior, now the beloved cat of two worlds. He still refuses to step inside the house…no matter how cozy we make it…but every single day he waits patiently (or no...
Rebel, caught in a rare moment of “don’t mind me, I live here.” 🖤 She came to us from a California municipal shelter about five years ago—highly feral, fiercely independent, and still very much livin...
UPDATE Jan 10th: Thank you Eden, Kyla, Amy, Dwight, Anil, Jeb, Jenn, and Vanessa…19 more bags and only 31 to go before we get the whole pallet with free delivery and the bulk discount 🙂 Land-lubbing...
Pearl & the Pirate Ship Goats 🏴☠️🐐 UPDATE from the Pallets-of-Pellets Fund: Pearl and her motley crew of pirate-ship goats have officially taken land. 🏴☠️🐐🌧️ Today’s pine pellet project gave th...
You know it’s January when the once-magical Christmas tree has become little more than trunk ‘n’ twigs. 🥺🎄🐐 At least Nimbus’ and Scotty’s cud burps are pine-y fresh this week! #newyearvibes #christ...
UPDATE on Bubbles’ Formal Mud Complaint: it has been officially logged… and addressed. 👑🐄💛 After our original post about sinking—literally—resources into these yards, you all jumped in fast. And to...
The best thing after a mud facial is a pumpkin cleanse! Fun Fact: In humans and pigs, pumpkin seeds contain a compound that acts as a natural dewormer, and the high fiber of pumpkins acts as a cleanse...
Bubbles would like to file a formal complaint about this mud. 😳🐄 (Meanwhile, Bernie is on the left—minding his business and munching hay like nothing’s happening.) We didn’t anticipate sinking—liter...
#gratitude We woke up to more than twice the amount of forecasted rainfall, and my gut response was terror. An ominous shadow cast over the first morning of 2026. We knew that 64 bales of straw weren’...
🖤✨ SPROUT HAS BIG NEWS FROM THE BARN ✨🖤 You may notice some changes around here... and we want to be fully transparent about why. Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn’s soap company has officially grown into...
There’s a whole lotta water on the horizon! We wouldn’t mind a white Christmas, but a flooded one sounds downright awful. 😭 Send your warmest, driest wishes our way, please. We’re gonna need ‘em ALL!...
A little alfalfa breakfast on this drizzly but not-too-chilly Christmas Eve. Pima, her adopted boys Nimbus and Scotty, llama Florian, and a glimpse of Andy in the back are helping themselves to the ca...
